Darby Creek MP
Darby Dan House, the large bare earth field had shorebirds post-rain
Wet Prairie parking spot
5 - 8 pm.

Darby Dan fields, irregular in its use to shorebirds, best following
rains which leave numerous pools. Can;t stop along Darby Creek Rd., to
busy, no shoulder.   But only a short walk from Kulhwein Rd. Park on
left side of Kuhlwein Rd. immediately after turning off Darby Creek
Rd. and walk N. 100 yds. on Greenways Trail, crossing Darby Creek Rd.
where with a good telescope, scan the area. Be patient; its not level
ground and has a large ridge which hides much of the west end.   The
plovers sometimes sit in depressions on the ridge. Grass patches and
grassy pools can be worth checking; some of the closest are in plain
view on the northern side   (5 p.m.):

Black-bellied Plover--1 ad. breeding plumage
American Golden-plover---33
Semipalmated Plover--16
Killdeer--40
Solitary Sandpiper--17, most in small rain pools looking N
Lesser Yellowlegs--5 juv.
Semipalmated Sandpiper--20 juv.
Western Sandpiper--4 ad. Wading, legs nearly covered in large shallow
grassy pool, foraging with long fine tipped bill down ward
Least Sandpiper--26
Baird's Sandpiper--6, juv
Pectoral Sandpiper--11
Buff-breasted Sandpiper--14

BDMP, overlook trails, steep wooded ravines (6 p.m)

Olive-sided Flycatcher--2
Whip poor willl--1 flushed from ground in dense wooded wind fall, on
steep ravine.  Watched in make off through mature forest, on long
rounded wings, at near mid level
Kentucky Warbler---1 imm. dense wooded area of falling dead limbs
within forest  "chink!"
Summer Tanager--1 m.

Wet Prairie; standing on raised knoll, 7 p.m  hr. +.  Air was full of
large aerial flys, Two sp. of swallows foraging early.  Common
Nighthawks in constant view overhead and to the west.  Seemed to be
arriving in periods of constant streams, then in groups of 50 - 100,
in a SW direction.  When they reached the WP, they foraged actively,
usually 100 + ft., then sliding off.

Bald Eagle--1 dark/imm, flying above forest to the west
Common Nighthawk--760
Cliff Swallow--80, high
Barn Swallow--120, low

Only one Common Grackle, no Red-wingeds.  One flyover Dickcissel,
bzzzt-ing.  A few Common Yellowthroat/buntings/goldfinches dropping
into cover in bison pen.   Only ducks were Mallards, all flying south
in small flocks (8 - 15).Still no American Black Duck

Good Birding

--
David Tan
Columbus
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